In early 1926, Wills was offered $250,000 to fight Gene Tunney in a title eliminator, with the winner to meet the champion. Wills turned it down....
No, he did beat Parker who was young top ten contender in a fight where both fighters sort of disengaged. But he sure has plenty of wins over OLD...
Being that Tyson never beat the best around ( Lewis and Holyfield ) was upset by Douglas who really was just a good contender in the day, nothing...
What if the only film of Joe Louis today was vs Rocky Marciano. Suddenly Fleischer's rating of him isn't so bad, right? When you have clear...
Very interesting is the placement of Bob Fitzsimmons. With just 2 films on him, one being Corbett and the other being when he was an old man vs...
Yes, but what year was Larry Gains ranked? When he was Tunney retired.
Except when the hare tries out before the finish. Sugar Ray Robinson vs Joey Maxim anyone?
This is new information for me. Tunney did offer Willis a fight though and Wills declined. Politics aside, he did it. The fact that he never...
This sums it up. Witherspoon would win, unless somehow Don King bribed the judges against him or injured himself slipping on banana peel.
We'll, do was Peter Courtney is you go way, way back. Who was Peter Courtney you ask? Some guy filmed and badly outclassed by James Corbett.
I agree. As I said 42 of 26 sports writers, the AP, UPI and tv Judge Harold Letterman said Holmes won it. Who had it for Spinks besides two...
A poll option should be YES it was a robbery,and Holmes deserved the decision. It wasn't the worst robbery, but it qualifies as a robbery....
I agree than Jack Sharkey was aheads on the vs Dempsey on the cards, and the ending was a bit controversial. Yet Tunney fighting Heeney wasn't...
Yes it is and its hurting boxing in particular heavyweight boxing. A champion should seek out his top three rivals before his career ends or at...
No he won't 1) He is like better. 2 ) Wilder will be old.
